The Baldwin County Probate office would like to welcome you to Baldwin County. We are proud of our county's rich heritage and scenic beauty, and we are glad that you have chosen Baldwin County as your new home.

Our office would like to assist you in registering your vehicle in Baldwin County. We've outlined some of the basic requirements below. This also gives you a list of the materials you will need to provide.

Please Note: When you register a vehicle with an out-of-state registration, you must bring the vehicle to be inspected in order to verify that the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the vehicle matches the title or registration documents.

bring the current tag registration from previous state showing tag expiration date

bring vehicle for inspection

Owner(s) named on title must come in person, or give notarized power of attorney to appointee. By law, the specific individual(s) who is the legal owner of a vehicle must personally apply for his/her Alabama title certificate and license plate. Unless a power of attorney form is completed by the legal owner and notarized, no other person may complete these transactions (not spouse or other family member). If two people are named on the title and names are joined by “and,” both must come in or give the other person a power of attorney; if the names are joined by “or” either may come in.

Owner(s) named on title must come in person, or give notarized power of attorney to appointee. By law, the specific individual(s) who is the legal owner of a vehicle must personally apply for his/her Alabama title certificate and license plate. Unless a power of attorney form is completed by the legal owner and notarized, no other person may complete these transactions (not spouse or other family member). If two people are named on the title and names are joined by “and,” both must come in or give the other person a power of attorney; if the names are joined by “or” either may come in.

bring the original title or Manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin (MCO)

bring the bill of sale (if vehicle was purchased and never registered in another state, a bill of sale is required to determine sales tax liability.)

bring vehicle for inspection

Owner(s) named on title must come in person, or give notarized power of attorney to appointee. By law, the specific individual(s) who is the legal owner of a vehicle must personally apply for his/her Alabama title certificate and license plate. Unless a power of attorney form is completed by the legal owner and notarized, no other person may complete these transactions (not spouse or other family member). If two people are named on the title and names are joined by “and,” both must come in or give the other person a power of attorney; if the names are joined by “or” either may come in.